kitchen tools

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Nancy Leson thought it was just about the coolest thing she ever saw – a knife stand made of closely packed wooden skewers at Ono Poke in Edmonds. A better use than watching them char and crumble over hot coals no matter how long you soak them. I suggested a superior skewer.

Which sent us off on a few of our favorite kitchen hacks. You'll find some here and some in the audio –including a trick for a crisper shrimp, using the cardboard in a roll of paper towels to store Ziplocs, the best way to re-heat pizza, and an egg separation hack that has to be seen (in the video below) to be believed.